Ninth Doctor Summary

I was curious to see whether I would finish the Ninth Doctor era first or if the Sixth Doctor would win out. In the end, it makes more sense that it would be the Ninth Doctor given that he does have less time on screen than any other Doctor save the Eighth and his screen duration is too limited to give a full summary to.

Overall, I'd say that I liked the Ninth Doctor. He can be a bit too jokey and over the top at times, but his quiet moments are quite good. I would have very much liked to see what he could have done with a deeper and darker sense creeping in as came in with the Tenth Doctor. He had a good chemistry with Rose and I thought they played off each other fairly well. He was caustic in a way that would have made the Sixth Doctor proud but he never got into the full bickering with Rose. She held her own much better than Peri ever did.

It is easy to see how and why he was overshadowed, given the giants that the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors became. Having left on bad terms also didn't help as attempts to attract attention to the Ninth Doctor era were left without the Ninth Doctor himself. I would rate him more in the middle of my list of Doctors, enjoyable and entertaining, but without a central driving reason to push him above any of the others.

Highest Rated Story: The Unquiet Dead - 4.5

Lowest Rated Story: World War Three - 1.5

Average overall rating: 3.25

Rose
The End of the World
The Unquiet Dead
Aliens of London/World War Three
Dalek
The Long Game
Father's Day
The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances
Boom Town
Bad Wolf/The Parting of the Ways